Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan has approved of transferring the administrative control of Galiyat Development Authority (GDA) to Tourism Corporation of KP (TCKP).
According to a press release issued from the CM House on Monday, the decision was taken in a high-level meeting with CM Khan in the chair.
The meeting was also attended by Senior Minister Atif Khan, Minister for Tourism and Local Government Shahram Khan Tarakai, Principal Secretary to CM Israr Khan, secretaries of local government and tourism departments.
The attendants of the meeting also agreed to develop the adjoining areas of Khanpur Dam to improve tourism in the area.
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